Information and resources for

Prospective Students

Qualifying for Admission
Entering Freshmen

You are eligible for regular admission if you are a graduate of an accredited high school, have met the minimum high school curriculum requirements listed below and meet one of the following GPA (grade point average) or test score requirements:

GPA/Test Score Requirements:

• High school cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher, or
• ACT composite score of 21 (990 SAT) or above, or
• High school cumulative GPA of 2.0 and an ACT score of 20 (950 SAT) or above

Provisional Admission

• Students who meet any of the above GPA or test score requirements but are missing of the required units
• High School cumulative GPA of 2.25 and 19 ACT (910 SAT) or above with all required units
• Passing GED battery average score (450 or higher) and 19 ACT (910 SAT) or above

Minimum High School Curriculum Requirements:

Course	Number of Units
English	4 Units*
Science	2 Units**
Mathematics	3 Units***
Foreign Languages or Fine Arts	1 Units
*Must include at least 2 units of composition, one of which must be a junior or senior level course **Beyond general science ***From Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, trigonometry or advanced math

Provisional Freshman Admission

Students who meet any of the three GPA or test score requirements above, but are missing one of the required minimum high school units, are eligible for provisional admission. Students who have completed all minimum high school unit requirements and have a combination of a 2.25 cumulative high school GPA and a 19 ACT (900 SAT), also are eligible for provisional admission.

Home School Students

Students enrolled in a home school program may be accepted to NMSU if they meet the requirements for regular or provisional admission as previously stated. In addition, the home school educator must submit a transcript or document that lists the courses completed and grades earned by the student.  This transcript or document must also indicate the date the student completed or graduated from the home school program.

ACT and SAT National Test Dates:

Please refer to the ACT website for more information. The ACT NMSU code is: 2638

2012-13 Test Dates	Registration Deadline	(Late Fee Required)
September 8, 2012	August 17, 2012	August 18 -24, 2012
October 27, 2012	September 21, 2012	September 22 – October 5, 2012
December 8, 2012	November 2, 2012	November 3 – 16, 2012
February 9, 2013	January 11, 2013	January 12 – 18, 2013
April 13, 2013	March 8, 2013	March 9 – 22, 2013
June 8, 2013	May 3, 2013	May 4 – 17, 2013

Please refer to the SAT website for more information. The SAT NMSU code is: 4531

2012-13 Test Dates	Test	Regular Registration Deadline (postmark/submit by)
October 6, 2012	SAT & Subject Tests	September 7, 2012
November 3, 2012	SAT & Subject Tests	October 4, 2012
December 1, 2012	SAT & Subject Tests	November 1, 2012
January 26, 2013	SAT & Subject Tests	December 28, 2012
March 9, 2013	SAT	February 8, 2013
May 4, 2013	SAT & Subject Tests	April 5, 2013
June 1, 2013	SAT & Subject Tests	May 2, 2013